Emily Weidman first met Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1971 at Tail of the Tiger (now known as Karmê Chöling) in Barnet, Vermont. After returning to Boston she continued Buddhist study and practice at the Boston Dharmadhatu, a meditation center established by him. In 1984 Emily attended Vajradhatu Buddhist Seminary, a three-month intensive program taught by  Trungpa Rinpoche. Emily continued to practice during the years of marriage, raising her daughter and working full time as a Human Resource Manager.

In 1995 Emily moved to Karmê Chöling to fill the position of Human Resource Manager and to experience life in a residential dharma center. She then applied to and was accepted at a traditional three-year retreat at Gampo Abbey, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. After completing the first year of retreat Emily was asked to stay at Gampo Abbey as the Head of Practice in the interim year. During the winter yarne retreat, Emily worked closely with Ane Pema Chödrön to create a good meditation environment for new dharma students. She completed the three-year retreat program in 2003 and returned to Boston.

In 2009 and 2010 Emily was an Adjunct Professor, at Naropa University’s one-month Maitri program for psychotherapy students at Shambhala Mountain Center in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado. She worked closely with first-year graduate students guiding them in meditation and instructing them in the Maitri practice. In the spring of 2009 Emily was accepted to the Eight-week Seminar Practicum at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester started by Jon Kabat-Zinn. She is authorized to teach the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program to people dealing with pain, anxiety and stress in their lives.

Emily has led all-day retreats, taught on Buddhist topics, and guided many people in their meditation practice. Emily and her husband Michael Levin are founders of the Waltham Buddhist Meditation Group.